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The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel because of its reverse (or tails) design, is an American five-cent piece. It was struck for circulation from 1883 until 1912, with at least five pieces being surreptitiously struck dated 1913.
Liberty Head V nickel (1883–1913) Liberty Head V Nickel (1883-1913) ... 1908 (P) 22,686,177 1909 (P) ... its value is thought to be connected to the brilliant ...
2 Liberty Cap large cent. ... Classic Head large cent, 1808–1815 (Copper) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1808 ... 1908 (P) 32,326,317 S 1,115,000
The Liberty Head double eagle or Coronet double eagle is an American twenty-dollar gold piece struck as a pattern coin in 1849, and for commerce from 1850 to 1907. It was designed by Mint of the United States Chief Engraver James B. Longacre .
The coins would be identical in fineness and size to their pre-1933 counterparts of the same face value. In 2000 a unique eagle, the Library of Congress bimetallic eagle , was issued commemorating the Library of Congress; it consisted of equal weights of an approximately 1 ⁄ 4 troy ounce (0.27 oz; 7.8 g) .9995 fine platinum core and a .900 ...
This surplus was slow to dissipate, as gift givers preferred the older Liberty Head quarter eagle that had been struck until 1908. With the Liberty Head pieces becoming rarer and acquiring a premium above face value, the quarter eagle was finally struck again in 1925, principally to be given as presents. [36]
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The Liberty Head design had been first struck for the eagle in 1838; [2] the last addition to the Liberty Head gold series was the double eagle, first struck for circulation in 1850. [3] The designs of those pieces had remained unchanged for more than 25 years, and they could be changed without an act of Congress. [4]